Gaura lindheimeri

Gaura ( Gaura lindheimeri )

The Gaura ( Gaura lindheimeri ), also Camas is a plant from the family of the evening primrose family ( Onagraceae ). It is native to southern North America in the border region between the U.S. and Mexico.

The variety " Elfenbusserl " was chosen as the Bavarian balcony plant of the year 2007.

Description

The Gaura grows as a clump-forming, perennial herbaceous plant, reaching heights of growth between 50 and 150 centimeters. The upright to bent, slightly branched stems are finely hairy. The blue- green leaves are up to 8 centimeters long and narrow elliptic to spatulate or weak fiederförmig shared with weak coarse toothed leaf margins.

The standing on long flower stems, 2 to 3 inches long single flowers open in succession. You have four bracts that turn pink as buds, after opening in the morning and in the evening do, just before fading, are again tinged slightly pink. The flowering period extends from early spring to first frost.

Dissemination

The Gaura is native to southern North America in the border region between the U.S. and Mexico. Where it grows in prairies and open pine forests.

Use

The Gaura is used as an ornamental plant. There are many varieties, such as ' Corrie 's Gold', ' Lime Light ', ' Madonna ', ' Whirling Butterflies ', ' Shakti ' and ' Siskiyou Pink'.